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one at Neuguth. it was equipped very much along the same lines, 

 having been built by a Westphalian firm in accordance with plans 

 and specifications provided by the building-technological division 

 of the Society of Spirit Manufacturers. In completeness of detail 

 it was not as perfect as the one at Neuguth, but it showed that a 

 fine, up-to-date distillery can be built for little more than half the 

 cost of the one in Silesia. The mash-tub capacity is about 792 

 gallons per tub and the operation a double one. For each operation 

 110 bushels of potatoes are used, making a daily consumption of 220 

 bushels. The spent mash (about 1,500 gallons) is fed to the cattle 

 at Treben and Petersdorf. 



The distillery had no allotment, but received a rebate for 264 

 gallons. During a run of six or seven months under the double opera- 

 tion they expected to distill about 26,400 gallons of alcohol. None 

 of this was used technically on the estate. The employees of the 

 distillery consisted of a master distiller and three assistants. 



The two estates of Treben and Petersdorf comprise about 1,575 

 acres (2,500 Morgen) of cultivated land and the same area of 

 wooded land. On the two estates about 20 men and 50 women are 

 employed. During the summer months there are 15 additional 

 laborers (Galicians). 



At Treben there are about 60 milch cows, 16 draft oxen, 14 horses, 

 and from 160 to 180 pigs. The number of animals at Petersdorf 

 was not ascertained. The young cattle are kept there in addition to 

 some milch cows. The potato waste from the distillery is fed ex- 

 clusively to the cattle, the pigs receiving raw potatoes as part of 

 their food. The amount of milk and the price received therefor 

 were not ascertained. The bulk of the milk was hauled to the dairy, 

 a distance consuming about two hours. 



Here also the distillery was not regarded as a paying institution 

 in itself, but its indirect value was twofold : 



(1) It put tlie dairy on a better financial basis, because tlie cows and oxen 

 after having served tlieir purpose were in fine condition to be sold. The cattle 

 were also a necessity because of the manure they furnished. 



(2) The potatoes in this case were more valuable when converted into 

 alcohol than when sold as potatoes. In the fall of 1907 they were valued for 

 alcohol purposes at 17 to 18 cents per bushel, whereas in the market they 

 brought only 9 to lOJ cents per bushel of 60 pounds and had to be hauled a 

 considerable distance. The potatoes in turn were needed for a proper rotation 

 of crops.^ 



WEIHENSTEPHAN. 



The estate of Weihenstephan is the seat of the Royal Bavarian 

 Academy for Agriculture and Brewing. It is located just outside 

 the village of Freising, in Upper Bavaria. Its new experimental 



1 Beets were also cultivated, but they bad to be hauled to the nearest sugar factory, 

 a distance consuming about two hours' time. 



